Ezra 2:57
55 The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,
56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.
58 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
59 And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.
- KJV
- The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.
- WEB
- the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
- ASV
- the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
- DARBY
- the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
- BLB
- the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Ami.
- ÅB
- Sefatjas barn, Hattils barn, Pokeret-Hasseba'ims barn, Amis barn.
- OTB
- Sefatja, Hattil og Pokeret-Hassebajim, og Ami.
- B1930
- Sefatjas barn, Hattils barn, Pokeret-Hasseba'ims barn, Amis barn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nehemiah 7:59
The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
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